Standing Stone Bodhisattva of Namhari, Jeungpyeong

This Buddha statue stands facing north between the rice fields in Namhari Village, Jeungpyeong-eup. It was scattered around along with two smaller Buddha statues. In 1949, monk Yun Wol-in, who built Seongjusa Temple on the mountain behind the village, collected these Buddha statues and re-erected them. After the Korean War, they are protected by residents as the guardian Buddha of the village. This Buddha statue, with the lower part of its feet buried in the ground, is a Bodhisattva statue wearing a high crown on its head and holding a lotus flower with its left hand raised to its chest. Because of its size, the head is quite large, the shoulders are narrow, and the body is flat, giving it an overall elongated square shape. The smiling facial expression is well sculpted, giving off a gentle impression. The clothes worn are depicted with the chest area wide open, and round folds of the clothes hang from the lower part around the legs. This Buddha statue is huge, with a total height of 350cm, and clearly shows the characteristics of the Bodhisattva statues that have been popular in the region since the mid-Goryeo Dynasty.

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